Corn closed up 5 3/4 cents in the December contract and was up 5 1/4 cents in the March. Soybeans closed down 11 1/4 cents in the January contract and down 9 cents in the March. Wheat closed up 8 cents in the December Chicago contract, up 4 1/2 cents in the December Kansas City, and up 2 1/2 cents in the December Minneapolis.

The December U.S. dollar index is down .12 at 80.71. December gold is up $1.60 at $1,273.90 while December silver is down $.02 and December copper is up $.0080. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...